ARCTICA-ANTARCTICA 2010

28 000 km and 16 countries in 4 months by 2 Land Cruisers NORTH 1 and SOUTH 1... Alaska, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, Colorado Canyon, Amazon Basin, Andes, Titicaca lake, Atacama desert, pampas of Patagonia, Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego, icefields of Antarctica... civilizations of Eskimos, Hopis, Aztecs, Mayas, Incas... Canada, the USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina... 

Eesti keeles / In Estonain

Planned route

Thu, Aug 26th: departure from Tallinn Airport

Fri, Aug 27th: arrival (via Anchorage) in Deadhorse Airport / Alaska, the USA; sunrise 5:51, sunset 21:56; 66 miles (10 km)

Sat, Aug 28th: Deadhorse – Prudhoe Bay / Arctic Ocean – Deadhorse; sunrise 5:51, sunset 21:56; 85 miles (136 km)

Sun, Aug 29th: Deadhorse – Brooks Range – Wiseman; sunrise 5:56; altitude 25–1480 m; 230 miles (368 km)

Mon, Aug 30th: Wiseman – Coldfoot – (Dalton Highway) – Arctic Circle 66°33'38" – Yukon river – (Elliot Highway) – Fairbanks; sunset 21:16; altitude 135–650 m; -1 – +14C°; rain; 268 miles (428 km)

Tue, Aug 31st: Fairbanks – Delta Junction – (Panamericana / Alaska Highway) – Tok Junction – Tanacross – Tok Junction; sunrise 6:28, sunset 21:12; rain, 6–16C°; altitude 130–550 m; 249 miles (399 km)

Wed, Sep 1st: Tok Junction – Border City Lodge – enter Yukon Territory / Canada – Destruction Bay – Haines Junction –Champagne (Indian village) – Whitehorse; 6–13C°, rain; altitude 500–1025 m; 381 miles (609 km)

Thu, Sep 2nd: Whitehorse – Johnsons Crossing – Teslin – enter British Columbia – Swift River – enter Yukon Territory – Upper Liard; rain, humidity 93%, 5–9C°; altitude 680–1050 m; 415 km

Fri, Sep 3rd: Upper Liard – Watson Lake – enter British Columbia – Lower Post – enter Yukon Territory – enter British Columbia – Coal River – (Panamericana / Alaska Highway) – Muncho Lake – Summit Lake – Fort Nelson; 6–9C°, rain; altitude 415–1300 m; sunset 21:05; 521 km

Sat, Sep 4th: Fort Nelson – Fort Nelson Indian reservation – Pink Mountain – (Panamericana / Alaska Highway) – Fort St John – Dawson Creek – Chetwynd Moberly lake – Chetwynd; 7–15C°, rain, humidity 67–71%; altitude 415–1150; sunrise 7:14, sunset 20:52; 593 km

Sun, Sep 5th: Chetwynd – Hart Ranges / Rocky Mountains – (Panamericana) – McLeod Lake (Athabascan Sekani Indian reservation) – Summit Lake – Prince George – Scarecrow farm; 6–11C°, humidity 76–87%, rain; altitude 575–910 m; sunrise 7:20, sunset 19:40; 495 km

Mon, Sep 6th: Scarecrow farm – McPride – (Trans-Canada Highway) – Rocky Mountains – Yellowhead pass – enter the province of Alberta – Jasper; sunrise 6:19; 6–12C°, humidity 57–93%; altitude 810–1133 m; 176 km

Tue, Sep 7th: Jasper – Saskatchewan River Crossing – Rocky Mountains / Columbia Icefield / Athabasca glacier – Lake Louise – Banff; altitude 1062–2200 m; humidity 82–84%, rain, 3–7C°; sunrise 7:11, sunset 20:14; 297 km

Wed, Sep 8th: Banff; humidity 93%, rain, 4–6C°; sunrise 7:07, sunset 20:12; altitude 1463–1661 m

Thu, Sep 9th: Banff – Calgary (1048 m), temp 2–18 C°, 200 km

Fri, Sep 10th: Calgary – High River – (Panamericana) – Ft Mcleod – Lethbridge – Coutts – enter the State of Montana / the USA – Great Falls, 523 km

Sat, Sep 11th: Great Falls – White Sulphur Springs – (Panamericana) – Yellowstone river – Mammoth Hot Springs, 223 miles (357 km)

Sun, Sep 12th:Mammoth Hot Springs – enter the State of Wyoming – Yellowstone National Park – Canyon Village

Mon, Sep 13th: Canyon Village – Lake Village – Grand Teton National Park – (Panamericana) – Alpine

Tue, Sep 14th: Alpine – enter the State of Idaho – Montpelier – Paris – enter the State of Utah – Wasatch Range – Roy – Salt Lake City, temp 4–26 C°, 230 miles (368 km)

Wed, Sep 15th: Salt Lake City – American Fork – Salina – Escalante Canyon – Cannonville, 250 miles (400 km)

Thu, Sep 16th: Cannonville – Rubys Inn – Long Valley – enter the State of Arizona – Kaibab-Paiute Indian reservation – Jacob Lake – North Rim, 209 miles (334 km)

Fri, Sep 17th: North Rim – Colorado Canyon – Jacob Lake – Marble Canyon – Colorado river – Painted desert – Tuba City – Moenkopi, 145 miles (233 km)

Sat, Sep 18th: Moenkopi – Navajo and Hopi villages – Moenkopi, temp 12–28 C°, sunrise 6:16, sunset 18:22, 163 miles (260 km)

Sun, Sep 19th: Moenkopi – Tuba City – Cameron – Flagstaff – (Panamericana) – Sun City – Phoenix, 196 miles (313 km); alternatively shortcut from Kyokotsmovi village via Leupp to Flagstaff

Mon, Sep 20th: Phoenix, temp 22–36 C°, sunrise 6:13, sunset 21:31, 13 miles (20 km)

Tue, Sep 21st: Phoenix – Apache Junction – Oracle Junction – Oro Valley – enter Mexico – Nogales – Santa Ana, temp 14–36 C°, 382 km

Wed, Sep 22nd: Santa Ana – Benjamin Hill – El Oasis – Hermosillo – (Panamericana) – Ciudad Obregón, 432 km

Thu, Sep 23rd: Ciudad Obregón – (Panamericana) – Los Mochis – Guamúchil – Culiacán, 440 km

Fri, Sep 24th: Culiacán – Laguna Canachi – Coyotitán – Tropic of Cancer 23°26'16" – Mazatlán – Villa Unión – (Panamericana) – Acaponeta, 373 km

Sat, Sep 25th: Acaponeta – La Bonita – Rosamorada – El Jigoté – Ixtlán del Río – Guadalajara, 326 km

Sun, Sep 26th: Guadalajara – Tlaquepaque – Tonalá – Mravatío de Ocampo – Atlacomulco – Cd de México, 525 km

Mon, Sep 27th: Cd de México (2240 m), change of team members, temp 11–22 C°, sunrise 7:28, sunset 19:24, 50 km

Tue, Sep 28th: Cd de México – Teotihuacán (Aztec pyramids) – San Martín Texmelucan – Puebla (2175 m), 205 km

Wed, Sep 29th: Puebla – Orizaba (1200 m) – Córdoba – La Tinaja – Acayucan, 404 km

Thu, Sep 30th: Acayucan – Cosolea-caque – Minatitlán – Cárdenas – Villahermosa, 236 km

Fri, Oct 1st: Villahermosa – Catazajá – Palenque, ca 280 km

Sat, Oct 2nd: Palenque (Mayan pyramids) – cascada de Misol-Há – Catazajá – San Marco – Kilometro 59 – Francisco Escárcega – Constitución – Xpujil, 355 km

Sun, Oct 3rd: Xpujil (Mayan pyramids) – enter Belize – Corozal, 128 km

Mon, Oct 4th: Corozal – Belize City – Belmopan – San Ignacio, sunrise 5:46, sunset 17:37, 283 km (177 miles)

Tue, Oct 5th: San Ignacio – enter Guatemala – Cd Melchor de Mencos – Ixcún – Dolores (alternate route via Flores), temp 24–33 C°, 200 km

Wed, Oct 6th: Dolores – Poptún – La Ruidosa, 170 km

Thu, Oct 7th: La Ruidosa – Quiriguá – Doña Maria – Gualán – Río Hondo – enter El Salvador – Santa Ana, 265 km

Fri, Oct 8th: Santa Ana – Tazumal – Santa Ana, temp 19–29 C°, sunrise 5:49, sunset 17:41, 40 km

Sat, Oct 9th: Santa Ana – San Salvador – (Panamericana) – Santa Rosa de Lima – enter Honduras – Choluteca, 349 km

Sun, Oct 10th: Choluteca – enter Nicaragua – Yalagüina – Sébaco – (Panamericana) – San Benito – Masaya, 331 km

Mon, Oct 11th: Masaya – Nicaragua lake – enter Costa Rica – La Cruz – Cañas – (Panamericana) – San Ramón – San José, change of team members, temp 16–25 C°, sunrise 5:26, sunset 17:20, 410 km

Tue, Oct 12th: San José – Cartago – San Isidro de El General – Piedras Blancas – Río Claro – enter Panama – La Concepción – David, 315 km

Wed, Oct 13th: David – Guabalá – (Panamericana) – El Caño – Río Hato – Panama canal – Balboa – Panamá, 463 km

Thu, Oct 14th: Panamá – Colón, 80 km (alternatively: ferry from Panamá to Buenaventura)

Fri, Oct 15th: Colón, 10 km

Sat, Oct 16th: Colón – Gulf of Darién (ferry, 491 km, 265 nautical miles), 6 km

Sun, Oct 17th: Gulf of Darién (ferry) – enter Colombia – Cartagena, temp 24–31 C°, sunrise 5:51, sunset 17:42, 15 km

Mon, Oct 18th: Cartagena – San Juán Nepomuceno – El Carmen – Sincelejo, 195 km

Tue, Oct 19th: Sincelejo – Chinú – Sahagún – Planeta Rica – Caucasia – Medellin (1495 m), 445 km

Wed, Oct 20th: Medellin – Itagüí – Santa Barbara – (Panamericana) – Cartago La Uribe – Cali (1000 m), 477 km

Thu, Oct 21st: Cali – Cordillera Occidental – (Panamericana) – Río Blanco – Popayán, 130 km

Fri, Oct 22nd: Popayán – El Bordo (Patia) – Tángua – Ipiales (2950 m), 355 km

Sat, Oct 23rd: Ipiales – enter Ecuador – (Panamericana) – Atuntaquí – Andes – Cayambe – cross Equator – Quito, 235 km

Sun, Oct 24th: Quito (2850 m), change of team members, temp 9–19 C°, sunrise 5:54, sunset 18:01, 25 km

Mon, Oct 25th: Quito – Sangolquí – Alóag – Ambato (2577 m) – San Pedro de Riobamba (2754 m), 208 km

Tue, Oct 26th: San Pedro di Riobamba – Alausí – Cañar – Azogues – Cuenca (2500 m), 252 km

Wed, Oct 27th: Cuenca – (Panamericana) – Oña – Cordillera Real – Loja, 206 km

Thu, Oct 28th: Loja – Vilcabamba – Zumba, 154 (or 176?) km

Fri, Oct 29th: Zumba – La Balsa – enter Peru – Jaén – El Almendral – Bagua Grande, 217 km

Sat, Oct 30th: Bagua Grande – Shipasbamba – Rioja – Moyobamba – Bellavista – Cordillera Oriental – Juanjuí, 386 km

Sun, Oct 31st: Juanjuí – Campanilla – Tingo Maria, 310 km

Mon, Nov 1st: Tingo Maria – Agua Caliente – San Alejandro – Pucallpa, 182 km

Tue, Nov 2nd: Pucallpa – Ucayali river (by boat)

Wed, Nov 3rd: Ucayali river (by boat)

Thu, Nov 4th: Ucayali river (by boat) – Pucallpa

Fri, Nov 5th: Pucallpa – Agua Caliente – Tingo Maria, 182 km

Sat, Nov 6th: Tingo Maria – Las Palmas – Churumamba – Cordillera Central – Huánuco – Cerro de Pasco (4380 m), 203 km

Sun, Nov 7th: Cerro de Pasco – Carhuamayo – Junín – La Oroya – Concepción – Huancayo, 255 km

Mon, Nov 8th: Huancayo – Huancavelica – Andes – Ayacucho (alternate route from  Huancavelica via Lircay and San Pedro de Cachi), 325 (or 288?) km

Tue, Nov 9th:  Ayacucho – Andahuaylas (alternate overnight) – Abancay 290 km

Wed, Nov 10th: Abancay – Limatambo – Cuzco, ca 210 km

Thu, Nov 11th: Cuzco – Urubamba – Valle Sagrada (‘Sacred valley’) – Ollantaytambo – (by train) – Aguas Calientes – (walk) – Machu Picchu – (walk) – Aguas Calientes – (by train) – Ollantaytambo, by car 65 km, walk 16 km

Fri, Nov 12th: Ollantaytambo – Urubamba – Valle Sagrada (‘Sacred valley’) – Písac (2970 m) – Cuzco, ca 105 km

Sat, Nov 13th: Cuzco – Combapata – La Raya (4281 / 4335 m) – Titicaca lake (3812 m) – Puno (3855 m), 353 (or 388?) km

Sun, Nov 14th: Puno – enter Bolivia – Titicaca lake (3812 m) – Copacabana (3841 m) – Huarina – La Paz, sunrise 5:11, sunset 17:53, temp 0–15 C°, 280 km

Mon, Nov 15th: La Paz (3000–4100 m), 30 km

Tue, Nov 16th: La Paz – Calamarca – Curahuara de Carangas – Andes – Sajama, 290 km

Wed, Nov 17th: Sayama – Tambo Quemado (4052 m) – Tambo Quemado pass 4678 m – enter Chile – Arica, temp from -2 to +21 C°, 230 km

Thu, Nov 18th: Arica / Pacific Ocean, 15 km

Fri, Nov 19th: Arica – Atacama desert – Humberstone – Pozo Almonte, 320 km

Sat, Nov 20th: Pozo Almonte – Pampa del Tamarugal – (Panamericana) – Carmen Alto – Tropic of Capricorn 23°26'16" – Antofagasta, 455 km

Sun, Nov 21st: Antofagasta – Pacific Ocean – La Negra – (Panamericana) – Agua Verde – Puerto Flamenco – Peña Blanca – Caldera, 490 km

Mon, Nov 22nd: Caldera – Caserón – Copiapó – La Higuera – (Panamericana) – Pacific Ocean – La Serena, 420 km

Tue, Nov 23rd: La Serena – Vicuña – Andes – Agua Negro pass 4779 m – enter Argentina – Albardón – San Juan, 497 km

Wed, Nov 24th: San Juan – Villa Krause – Villa Media Agua – Mendoza, 165 km

Thu, Nov 25th: Mendoza – Tunuyán – Pampa del Diamante – Malargüe (1402 m), 375 km

Fri, Nov 26th: Malargüe – Río Grande – Ranquil del Norte – Zapala (1012 m), 541 km

Sat, Nov 27th: Zapala – Catán Lil – Nahuel Huapí National Park – San Carlos de Bariloche, temp 15–28 C°, 305 km

Sun, Nov 28th: San Carlos de Bariloche – Villa Mascardi – Río Villegas – Los Alerces National Park – Esquel, 260 km

Mon, Nov 29th: Esquel – Gobernador Costa – Los Tamariscos – Río Mayo, temp 3–16 C°, 432 km

Tue, Nov 30th: Río Mayo – Perito Moreno – Bajo Caracoles , 255 km

Wed, Dec 1st: Bajo Caracoles – Lago Viedma – Charles Fuhr – El Calafate, 490 km

Thu, Dec 2nd: splitting the team
Group A: El Calafate – Punta Bandera – Perito Moreno glacier – Punta Bandera – El Calafate, 157 km; flight to Ushuaia
Group B: El Calafate – Punta Bandera – Perito Moreno glacier – Punta Bandera – El Calafate, 157 km

Fri, Dec 3rd
Group A: Ushuaia – embarkation aboard the MS Fram – Beagle Channel, sunrise 4:55, sunset 21:52
Group B: El Calafate – Charles Fuhr – El Cerrito – Esperanza – Güer Aike – Río Gallegos, 320 km

Sat, Dec 4th
Group A: Beagle Channel – Diego Ramirez – Cape Horn
Group B: Río Gallegos – enter Chile – Punta Delgada – Strait of Magellan – enter Tierra del Fuego – Strait of Magellan (ferry) – Ocean – Punta Arenas, 295 km

Sun, Dec 5th
Group A: Cape Horn – Puerto Williams
Group B: Punta Arenas, 18 km

Mon, Dec 6th
Group A: Puerto Williams – Beagle Channel – Strait of Magellan
Group B: departure from Punta Arenas Airport

Tue, Dec 7th
Group A: Strait of Magellan – Magdalena island

Wed, Dec 8th: Magdalena island – Punta Arenas

Thu, Dec 9th: Punta Arenas – Drake passage, sunrise 5:12, sunset 22:01

Fri, Dec 10th: Drake passage – South-Shetland islands, sunrise 6:00, sunset 1:42

Sat, Dec 11th: Deception island – Cuverville island – Errera Channel – Antarctic peninsula, sunrise 5:33, sunset 1:49

Sun, Dec 12th: Antarctic peninsula / Neko Harbour – Paradise Harbour

Mon, Dec 13th: Paradise Harbour – Lemairekanalen – Petermann island – Port Lockroy

Tue, Dec 14th: Port Lockroy – Wilhelmina Bay – Antarctic Sound – Brown Bluff

Wed, Dec 15th: Brown Bluff – Drake passage

Thu, Dec 16th: Drake passage

Fri Dec 17th: arrival in Ushuaia Harbour, sunrise 4:50, sunset 22:09

Sat, Dec 18th: flight Ushuaia – Buenos Aires

Sun, Dec 19th: departure from Buenos Aires Airport

Mon, Dec 20th: (flight via Munich and Frankfurt) arrival in Tallinn Airport


Team

Whole trip: Aivo Spitsonok, Tiina Jokinen, Peeter Vähi
1st lap Alaska – Mexico: Alar Metsson, Toomas Luhaäär, Allan Kivi
2nd lap Mexico – Costa Rica: Olavi Sööt, Bruno Lauri, Anu Adermann, Raili Rajamäe
3rd lap Costa Rica – Ecuador: Igor Andrejev, Bruno Lauri, Üllar Pihlak, Annemai Tupp
4th lap Ecuador – Tierra del Fuego: Leonid Tolstov, Ain Starast, Jaan Habicht, Hannes Loopere
5th lap Tierra del Fuego – Antarctica: Kristjan Randalu, Marje Hansar

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Special thanks: A&T Sport, Kaido Kepp, Anti Arak, Alar Metsson, Raido Rüütel, Rein Einer, Bruno Lauri, Ketlin Ruukel, Allan Kivi, Katri Jokinen, Eduard Lang

Photos by P Vähi
See also the blog of Arctica-Antarctica 2010 (in Estonian)
See also Silk Road Tour 2007

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